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  • past participle of gorge.
  • past tense form of gorge.
Synonyms

gorged

American  
[gawrjd] / gɔrdʒd /

adjective

Heraldry.
  1. (of a beast) represented wearing something about the neck in the manner of a collar.

    a lion gules gorged with a collar or.


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Etymology

Origin of gorged

First recorded in 1600–10; gorge 1 + -ed 3

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“You think that Alex Jones gorged himself on Whataburger? You’re saying five triple cheeseburgers and how many fry boxes?”

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026

Foreign media gorged themselves on the tale of the haves and the have-nots.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

January tends to come with a slowdown in spending after consumers have gorged on shopping for the holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Instead, the American and British public gorged on the sensationalism because that was the supposedly “official” record.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025

He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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